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Calendar year

Calendar year

Years Millennium 1st millennium Centuries 7th century 8th century 9th century Decades 720s 730s 740s 750s 760s Years 739 740 741 742 743 744 745 v t e

742 by topic Leaders Political entities State leaders Religious leaders Categories Births Deaths Establishments v t e

742 in various calendars Gregorian calendar 742 DCCXLII Ab urbe condita 1495 Armenian calendar 191 ԹՎ ՃՂԱ Assyrian calendar 5492 Balinese saka calendar 663–664 Bengali calendar 148–149 Berber calendar 1692 Buddhist calendar 1286 Burmese calendar 104 Byzantine calendar 6250–6251 Chinese calendar 辛巳年 (Metal Snake) 3439 or 3232 — to — 壬午年 (Water Horse) 3440 or 3233 Coptic calendar 458–459 Discordian calendar 1908 Ethiopian calendar 734–735 Hebrew calendar 4502–4503 Hindu calendars - Vikram Samvat 798–799 - Shaka Samvat 663–664 - Kali Yuga 3842–3843 Holocene calendar 10742 Iranian calendar 120–121 Islamic calendar 124–125 Japanese calendar Tenpyō 14 (天平１４年) Javanese calendar 636–637 Julian calendar 742 DCCXLII Korean calendar 3075 Minguo calendar 1170 before ROC 民前1170年 Nanakshahi calendar −726 Seleucid era 1053/1054 AG Thai solar calendar 1284–1285 Tibetan calendar ལྕགས་མོ་སྦྲུལ་ལོ་ (female Iron-Snake) 868 or 487 or −285 — to — ཆུ་ཕོ་རྟ་ལོ་ (male Water-Horse) 869 or 488 or −284

[Li Bai](/source/Li_Bai) (also **Li Po**) (701–762)

Year **742** (**[DCCXLII](/source/Roman_numerals)**) was a [common year starting on Monday](/source/Common_year_starting_on_Monday) of the [Julian calendar](/source/Julian_calendar), the 742nd year of the [Common Era](/source/Common_Era) (CE) and [Anno Domini](/source/Anno_Domini) (AD) designations, the 742nd year of the [1st millennium](/source/1st_millennium), the 42nd year of the [8th century](/source/8th_century), and the 3rd year of the [740s](/source/740s) decade. The denomination 742 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [Anno Domini](/source/Anno_Domini) [calendar era](/source/Calendar_era) became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

## Events

### By place

#### Europe

- King [Liutprand](/source/Liutprand%2C_King_of_the_Lombards) of the [Lombards](/source/Lombards) meets [Pope Zachary](/source/Pope_Zachary) at [Terni](/source/Terni) (Central [Italy](/source/Italy)), who appeals to the king's religious faith. Liutprand is a pious [Catholic](/source/Catholic_Church) and signs a 20-year [peace treaty](/source/Peace_treaty), restoring the cities of the [Duchy of Rome](/source/Duchy_of_Rome) which he has captured. The independent Lombard duchies of [Spoleto](/source/Duchy_of_Spoleto) and [Benevento](/source/Duchy_of_Benevento) absorb into the [Lombard Kingdom](/source/Kingdom_of_the_Lombards).

- [Arab-Byzantine Wars](/source/Arab%E2%80%93Byzantine_wars): Arab forces under [Sulayman ibn Hisham](/source/Sulayman_ibn_Hisham) invade [Anatolia](/source/Anatolia), reaching as far as [Herakleia](/source/Heraclea_Pontica), and return with much wealth and livestock.

- [Umayyad conquest of Hispania](/source/Umayyad_conquest_of_Hispania#Ethnic_groups_and_internal_tensions): Arab forces under [Abd al-Malik ibn Katan al-Fihri](/source/Abd_al-Malik_ibn_Katan_al-Fihri), governor (*[wali](/source/Wali_(administrative_title))*) of [Al-Andalus](/source/Al-Andalus), suppress the [Berber](/source/Berber_people) rebellion in the region of [Mértola](/source/M%C3%A9rtola_Municipality) (modern [Portugal](/source/Portugal)).[1]

- [Teodato Ipato](/source/Teodato_Ipato) succeeds his father [Orso Ipato](/source/Orso_Ipato), as the fourth [doge](/source/Doge_(title)) of [Venice](/source/Republic_of_Venice). He moves the capital from [Heraclea](/source/Eraclea) to [Malamocco](/source/Malamocco).

#### Africa

- The [Great Berber Revolt](/source/Berber_Revolt#Offensive_on_Kairouan): Muslim forces under [Handhala ibn Safwan al-Kalbi](/source/Handhala_ibn_Safwan_al-Kalbi), governor of [Egypt](/source/Egypt), break out of besieged [Kairouan](/source/Kairouan) ([Tunisia](/source/Tunisia)). He scatters the Berbers, the western and central Maghreb remained under the control of the Berber [Kharijites](/source/Kharijites).[2]

#### Asia

- Emperor [Xuan Zong](/source/Emperor_Xuanzong_of_Tang) begins to favor [Taoism](/source/Taoism) over [Buddhism](/source/Chinese_Buddhism), adopting the new reign title *Tianbao* ("Heavenly Treasures"), to indicate his divine [mandate](/source/Mandate_of_Heaven). The total number of enlisted troops in the Tang armies has risen to about half a million, due to Xuan Zongs's earlier military reforms.

- For the [municipal](/source/Municipality) census of the Chinese capital city [Chang'an](/source/Chang'an) and its [metropolitan area](/source/Metropolitan_area) of [Jingzhou](/source/Jingzhou_(ancient_China)) (including small towns in the vicinity), the *[New Book of Tang](/source/New_Book_of_Tang)* records that in this year there are 362,921 registered families with 1,960,188 people.

- [Li Bai](/source/Li_Bai) (also **Li Po**), Chinese [poet](/source/Poet), is summoned by Xuan Zong to attend the imperial court. He and his friend [Du Fu](/source/Du_Fu) become the two most prominent figures in the flourishing of [Chinese poetry](/source/Chinese_poetry), during the mid-[Tang dynasty](/source/Tang_dynasty).

### By topic

#### Religion

- After a 40-year vacancy, [Stephen IV](/source/List_of_Greek_Orthodox_Patriarchs_of_Antioch) becomes [Orthodox patriarch of Antioch](/source/Patriarch_of_Antioch), at the suggestion of caliph [Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik](/source/Hisham_ibn_Abd_al-Malik).

- [Chrodegang](/source/Chrodegang_of_Metz), chancellor of [Charles Martel](/source/Charles_Martel), is appointed bishop of [Metz](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Metz) and embarks on a reorganisation of the [Frankish](/source/Francia) church.

- [Sturm](/source/Saint_Sturm), disciple of [Boniface](/source/Saint_Boniface), establishes the Benedictine [Abbey of Fulda](/source/Fulda_monastery) (present-day [Hesse](/source/Hesse)) in [Germany](/source/Germany) (or [744](/source/744)).

- The [Holy Face of Lucca](/source/Holy_Face_of_Lucca) is transferred to [Lucca](/source/Lucca) from [Luni](/source/Luni%2C_Italy) (approximate date).

## Births

- [Charlemagne](/source/Charlemagne), king and emperor of the [Franks](/source/Francia) (approximate date)

- [De Zong](/source/Emperor_Dezong_of_Tang), emperor of the [Tang dynasty](/source/Tang_dynasty) (d. [805](/source/805))

- [Himiltrude](/source/Himiltrude), wife of [Charlemagne](/source/Charlemagne) (approximate date)

- [Ibrahim al-Mawsili](/source/Ibrahim_al-Mawsili), musician and singer (d. [804](/source/804))

- [Liu Congyi](/source/Liu_Congyi), [chancellor of the Tang dynasty](/source/Chancellor_of_the_Tang_dynasty) (d. [785](/source/785))

- [Ludger](/source/Ludger), Frisian [missionary](/source/Missionary) (approximate date)

- [Muhammad ibn Mansur al-Mahdi](/source/Al-Mahdi), Muslim [caliph](/source/Caliph) (or [745](/source/745))

- [Odo of Metz](/source/Odo_of_Metz), Frankish [architect](/source/Architect) (d. [814](/source/814))

## Deaths

- [Abd al-Malik ibn Katan al-Fihri](/source/Abd_al-Malik_ibn_Katan_al-Fihri), Arab governor

- [Acca](/source/Acca_of_Hexham), bishop of [Hexham](/source/Hexham) (or [740](/source/740))

- [Áed Balb mac Indrechtaig](/source/%C3%81ed_Balb_mac_Indrechtaig), king of [Connacht](/source/Connacht) ([Ireland](/source/Ireland))

- [Balj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri](/source/Balj_ibn_Bishr_al-Qushayri), Arab general and governor

- [Cathal mac Finguine](/source/Cathal_mac_Finguine), king of [Munster](/source/Munster) (Ireland)[3]

- [Itzamnaaj B'alam II](/source/Itzamnaaj_B'alam_II), ruler of [Yaxchilan](/source/Yaxchilan) (b. [647](/source/647))

- [Liutfrid](/source/Liutfrid%2C_Duke_of_Alsace), duke of [Alsace](/source/Duchy_of_Alsace) (approximate date)

- [Niu Xianke](/source/Niu_Xianke), chancellor of the Tang dynasty (b. [675](/source/675))

- [Ōno no Azumabito](/source/%C5%8Cno_no_Azumabito), Japanese [samurai](/source/Samurai) and official

- [Orso Ipato](/source/Orso_Ipato), [doge](/source/Doge_(title)) of [Venice](/source/Republic_of_Venice)

- [Wang Zhihuan](/source/Wang_Zhihuan), Chinese [poet](/source/Chinese_poetry) (b. [688](/source/688))

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Serrão, Joel; de Oliveira Marques, A. H. (1993). "O Portugal Islâmico". *Hova Historia de Portugal. Portugal das Invasões Germânicas à Reconquista*. Lisbon: Editorial Presença. p. 123.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Scheidel, Walter (March 16, 2021). [*Escape from Rome: The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity*](https://books.google.com/books?id=bs_9DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA151). Princeton University Press. p. 151. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-691-21673-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-691-21673-7). ... although the Tunisian and northeastern Algerian core areas of Arab Ifriqiya could be saved, the central and western Maghreb were permanently lost to assorted Berber polities.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Lynch, Michael, ed. (February 24, 2011). *The Oxford companion to Scottish history*. Oxford University Press. p. 604. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780199693054](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780199693054).

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